proglacial

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adjective

Situated in front, or outside the margins, of a glacier or ice sheet (and formed from its meltwaters).

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Meanings

adjectiveproglacial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSituated in front, or outside the margins, of a glacier or ice sheet (and formed from its meltwaters).

Origin

From pro- + glacial.

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Translations

French proglaciaire
  • proglaciairesituated in front of a glacier or ice sheet
Irish uroighreach
  • uroighreachsituated in front of a glacier or ice sheet
Cite this entry
APA

proglacial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proglacial

MLA

“proglacial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proglacial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proglacial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proglacial.

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